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It happened at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad mustered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.
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The Strategic Choice of Aphek
Commentators explain that Aphek was a fortress city located in a plain. The Syrians deliberately chose this battlefield because they wrongly believed Israel's God was only powerful in the hills. This geographical detail underscores how the enemy's strategy was founded on a profound misunderstanding of God's true, unlimited nature.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Aphek - There were several places of this name in Palestine (see the marginal references). This Aphek has been almost certainly identified w…
19th Century
Anglican
Aphek. —The name, meaning simply a “fortress,” applies to several different places. There are two places that fit well with the Ap…
Baptist
And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the pla…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass at the return of the year In the spring, or autumn, as some think, (See Gill on [Reference 2…
Those around Benhadad advised him to change his ground. They take it for granted that it was not Israel, but Israel's gods, that beat them; but the…
